Joseba Iraola was the fastest in the ascent of Valdeorras

He is the protagonist at the world’s highest modality event, the European Championship, and in those events where he is present. And that’s Biscay Joseba Iraolawith his plate Nova NP01, he again achieved a national victory in the fifth edition Ascent to Valdeorrasfor the first time scoring points for the national competition from Mountain. It was on the route between Viloire and Santigos, transformed into a temple of motoring during the weekend.

He could not follow the trail of the winner who was invited to be his main opponent, the Galician Jacobo Senin, with a tray like Iraola. Cuntisovac — the winner in the last edition — could not reach the rhythm of the winner, no matter how hard he tried, and had to settle for the second final place both in the absolute table and in category 2, both of which were disputed. Third place went to another well-known expert in this specialty, the Asturian Java Villa, who with his BRC B59 prevailed on the other side of the category 3 classification table.

As for category 1, the one reserved for vehicles with a body, the spectacular Porsche 911 GT3 R of the Catalan Jordi Gaig had no equal in the form of the Andorran Gerard de la Casa, who even flew off the track officially in the first race on Sunday.

The competition for the Concello de O Barco Trophy, which was contested by the pilots of the regional classification, also aroused considerable interest from the attending public. In this case, Abraham Vázquez from Ourense was the winner, with his usual Formula Dicode, ahead of the Porsche 911 GR3 of Jorge Pérez from Vigo. Third was A Veiga driver Félix Macías behind the wheel of a Škoda Fabia N5, who recognized that it was a test for him in which he did not feel comfortable with the vehicle on either of the two days.

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The fifth edition of the Ascent to Valdeorras was marked by high temperatures, which neither on Saturday nor on Sunday prevented the important presence of fans, who were already in large numbers at the start ceremony in the center of Valdeorras on Friday afternoon. Thus, the region once again experienced an exciting weekend of top motoring competition, thanks to the excellent organizational work of the Valdeorras team.

The next term of the Spanish Mountaineering Championship with Galicia will take place in mid-July on the occasion of the traditional Ascent of Chantado, another incentive for Ourense fans.